This posting is for Christ Cathedral (Episcopal) in Nashville. Sounds like a
good one.
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Communications Director/Events Coordinator
Job Description
Summary: To coordinate the activities of staff involved in the production of
printed publications. To manage the Cathedral's web page and other electronic
communications. To establish and maintain productive media relations and to
otherwise meet publicity requirements attendant to Cathedral events. To
coordinate services and activities related to facility usage; to plan and
support weekly and special events at Christ Church Cathedral. Responsible for
developing and maintaining a working relationship with CCC staff, parishioners
and hosted organizations for planning and scheduling all events/programs at
the Cathedral. Arrange for all support activities, including reception, food
service, security and sextons. Responsible for planning and coordinating work
involved in the safety, maintenance, security, clean up, staging, and
audio-visual support for Cathedral events. Responsible for arranging housing
for out-of-town presenters/performers, as needed.
Duties:
1. Creates marketing strategy for both parish and citywide events;
2. Designs marketing and public relations materials;
3. Develops, coordinates and/or provides all news media information services
and communications for Christ Church Cathedral;
4. Writes, prepares, and distributes web-based, email and other electronic
communications, as well as printed materials, for both parish and citywide
distribution;
5. Acts as web master for the Christ Church Cathedral website, keeping
information on that site up to date and interesting for both parishioners and
visitors;
6. Consults with management for correct and consistent content and style for
CCC communications;
7. Works with committees to develop promotional strategies and materials;
8. Supervises publications work of communications assistant and
administrative assistant; assures accuracy and grammatical correctness of all
published materials;
9. Trains and supports other staff in the use of software/hardware to enhance
presentations.
10. Consults with committees and staff in the development and scheduling of
events
11. Maintains overall calendar of events at the Cathedral, posts schedules,
notifies all affected parties.
12. Schedules and supervises child care workers.
13. Schedules and supervises food preparation for meals and receptions.
14. Coordinates activities related to facility usage fees, including the
collecting of fees from outside organizations.
15. Assigns and reviews the work of staff and volunteers at the reception
desk. Provides back-up reception, as necessary.
16. Coordinates with volunteer leaders to provide for ushers, tour guides,
flowers, altar preparation.
17. Manages logistical preparations for funerals, weddings, ordinations and
other special events.
18. Provides on-site support for all liturgical and educational events,
public performances and presentations.
19. Arranges lodging for out-of-town presenters/performers.
20. Orders and maintains an appropriate store of facility supplies for
restrooms, cleaning, food service.
21. Programs and updates the schedule for ringing of the bells, as needed.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Able to schedule events and other facility usage.
- Comfortable with computers, including specific ability to use Microsoft
Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher and Access, as well as to learn
Church-specific applications, such as Shelby.
- Ability to use office machines, such as printers, copiers, scanners, fax,
folding, Risograph and postage machines.
- Ability to manage sound, light and other AV systems, including Power Point
projection, or to learn to do so in a short period of time.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work
effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
- Records maintenance skills.
- Knowledge of basic principles of supervision and staff training.
- Physical requirements include ability to walk, stand or sit for extended
periods of time, as well as to bend, kneel and carry.
- Mental requirements include the ability to operate, or learn to operate,
assigned equipment and to manage several tasks simultaneously.
- Appreciation for and comfort with working within the values of an Anglican
Christian community.
Schedule, supervision and working conditions:
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule. This is a full time, forty hour a
week job, requiring frequent evening and weekend work.
- Reports directly to the Cathedral Executive Administrator, who will
establish general priorities and patterns, but the successful candidate must
be able to work independently, while managing requests from multiple sources.
Education and experience:
- Bachelor degree or higher preferred, in a field supportive of success in
professional communications;
- Five years of increasingly responsible administrative and/or communications
experience, including experience working with the public.
Salary and Benefits:
- Base salary $38,500
- Health Care, Life, Disability, Dental Insurance available
- Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
- Pension contribution, after one year.
Contact:
Eileen R. Hosking
Cathedral Executive Administrator
615-255-7729
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Susan G. Barnes, APR
Director of Development
College of Communication & Information
The University of Tennessee
293 Comm-UEB
Knoxville, TN 37996-0332
(865) 974-7074
FAX (865) 974-4879
Cell (865) 387-5141
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